Christopher is an Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) specialist with extensive experience advising consumer and trade clients on energy efficiency and sustainability. With a Master’s in Earth Sciences, Christopher has attained professional energy and sustainability auditing qualifications and various postgraduate certificates and diplomas. He is a qualified and accredited energy assessor, a Green Deal assessor and a Practitioner member of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP). He also recently qualified as a level 5 Retrofit coordinator.
Average Cost to Build a House in Ontario in 2026 Benchmark Pricing Per Square Foot, by Region and Total Cost, Plus Additional Expenses to Consider Building your own home is a dream undertaking for any prospective homeowner. But dreams don’t […]
Retrofit vs New Build The Operational vs Embodied Carbon Tradeoff Construction industries around the world are starting to face a dilemma that is becoming ever harder to ignore: whether it is better to breathe new life into older buildings or
Heat Pumps vs Direct Electric Heating Comparing Your Options for an All-Electric Home The advent of electrification was a tectonic shift in how energy can be used, transported and consumed by our species. Highly portable and infinitely flexible, it should
Why Energy Models Keep Getting Building Heat Loss Wrong When it comes to energy efficiency of buildings, nothing is more important than minimizing heat loss as much as possible. For new projects, this challenge is typically addressed using computer models
